Looking for a different day?
A new NYT Strands puzzle appears at midnight each day for your time zone – which means that some people are always playing ‘today’s game’ while others are playing ‘yesterday’s’. If you’re looking for Wednesday’s puzzle instead then click here: NYT Strands hints and answers for Wednesday, March 5 (game #367).
Strands is the NYT’s latest word game after the likes of Wordle, Spelling Bee and Connections – and it’s great fun. It can be difficult, though, so read on for my Strands hints.
Want more word-based fun? Then check out my NYT Connections today and Quordle today pages for hints and answers for those games, and Marc’s Wordle today page for the original viral word game.
SPOILER WARNING: Information about NYT Strands today is below, so don’t read on if you don’t want to know the answers.
NYT Strands today (game #369) – hint #1 – today’s theme
What is the theme of today’s NYT Strands?
• Today’s NYT Strands theme is… All decked out
NYT Strands today (game #369) – hint #2 – clue words
Play any of these words to unlock the in-game hints system.
- STRAY
- CATS
- BRIBE
- MICE
- LINER
- SPAM
NYT Strands today (game #369) – hint #3 – spangram
What is a hint for today’s spangram?
• Hearts, Diamonds, Spades and Clubs
NYT Strands today (game #369) – hint #4 – spangram position
What are two sides of the board that today’s spangram touches?
First side: bottom, 4th column
Last side: top, 4th column
Right, the answers are below, so DO NOT SCROLL ANY FURTHER IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NYT Strands today (game #369) – the answers
The answers to today’s Strands, game #369, are…
- CRIBBAGE
- POKER
- CANASTA
- RUMMY
- EUCHRE
- PINOCHLE
- SPANGRAM: CARD GAMES
- My rating: Moderate
- My score: 2 hints
After a very brief thought that we could be looking for something to do with ships today, I immediately spotted POKER before struggling to get anything else.
I love CARD GAMES, but it’s funny how you get stuck playing Big Two or Black Jack or, erm Snap depending on your family and friends, so several of today’s answers were new to me. I’ll be looking to learn EUCHRE, which sounds like excellent fun.
Our most recent family obsession is Mind, which is sort of a card game but not really. The idea is to put cards that are marked 1 to 100 down in order without seeing or knowing what anyone else has. It’s non-competitive but oddly compelling and you get to kid yourself that you can read minds. Not that anyone would want to read mine, unless you’re interested in doughnuts floating in space.
How did you do today? Let me know in the comments below.
Yesterday’s NYT Strands answers (Thursday, 6 March, game #368)
- MATCH
- LIKE
- CHAT
- GHOST
- PROFILE
- SWIPE
- MEETUP
- SPANGRAM: ONLINE DATING
What is NYT Strands?
Strands is the NYT’s not-so-new-any-more word game, following Wordle and Connections. It’s now a fully fledged member of the NYT’s games stable that has been running for a year and which can be played on the NYT Games site on desktop or mobile.
I’ve got a full guide to how to play NYT Strands, complete with tips for solving it, so check that out if you’re struggling to beat it each day.
